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Cressida

KRES-ih-dah

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Gold; from the Greek 'chryseis', meaning golden daughter.”

Popularity Over Time

Cressida US popularity rank over timeRank 16954 in 2020 to rank 6516 in 1969. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#6516#11735#169541969198020002024

Cressida is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Greek

Syllables

3

Nicknames

CressCressy

Style

LiteraryVintageBoldGrand

Famous Bearers

  • Cressida (Troilus and Cressida by Shakespeare)
  • Cressida Bonas

Collections

Literary Names → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 →

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Lavinia

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Ottoline

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Araminta

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Lavinia

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Shakespearean; primarily English-speaking.

People Also Ask

Gold; from the Greek 'chryseis', meaning golden daughter.

Cressida is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Cressida include Cress, Cressy.

Names that pair beautifully with Cressida include Ottoline, Araminta, Lavinia, Thessaly, Cosima.